Abarth 600e vs Hyundai KONA Electric (2018-2023)

The Abarth 600e costs £4,500 more than the Hyundai KONA Electric. For that premium it adds 56 kW faster peak rapid charging, 76 kW more power and a 3.7s quicker 0-62mph time. On EVcarsguide's combined category scores, the Hyundai KONA Electric comes out ahead overall.

The Hyundai KONA Electric is £4,500 cheaper to buy. Running costs are almost identical - about £144 a year either way, at 8,000 miles on an off-peak home tariff. Add 5 years of charging and the Hyundai KONA Electric comes out roughly £4,620 cheaper overall. These figures cover list price and home charging only - insurance, servicing, tyres and depreciation will move the real total.

EVcarsguide estimates a real-world motorway range of about 173 miles for the Abarth 600e and 158 miles for the Hyundai KONA Electric - both below their WLTP figures, because sustained high speed is the hardest case for an EV. The Abarth 600e goes roughly 16 miles further between charging stops. A rapid charge to 80% takes around 27 minutes in the Abarth 600e and 48 in the Hyundai KONA Electric, so the Abarth 600e loses less time at each stop. That makes the Abarth 600e the stronger long-distance car.

The two are within 21 mm on width, so neither is meaningfully easier to thread into a tight space. In a standard 2,400 mm bay that leaves about 621 mm of total clearance for the Abarth 600e and about 600 mm of total clearance for the Hyundai KONA Electric.

Over a 8-year ownership window EVcarsguide's degradation model projects roughly 84% battery health for the Abarth 600e and 86% for the Hyundai KONA Electric. That gives the Hyundai KONA Electric a modest edge in retained real-world range. Both use NMC-type cells, so for daily use keep the charge limit near 80% to slow degradation. Both batteries carry a 8-year manufacturer warranty.